The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-07-15
ASSES. MILK DIET.
The Virtues OF n Curativs Systom which Il
Not Approached In This Country.

The virtues OF n Curatlws System which IL
Not Approached In This Country.
In France. where the authorities do
so much for the protection of the peo-
pie at large, by their watehful care to
prevent accidents to the work-people,
and their extensive provision for the
protection and maintenance of hom
less children and those of miserable
parentage. the administration of the
hospitals and other public institutions
are constantly experimenting in the
treatment of their inmates Qlite re-
Gently the administration of til, Assist
ane. PIblique. in Paris has decided to
employ asses milk Mt the Hospital dos
Enfants Assistes. For awhile the adj
ministration substituted- goats milk
for human milk; but ths in
fants did not thrive upon
1t. The administration has now
provided ten asses. which are kept in
the stables of the hospital with their
young. Each ass is capable of nourish-
ing three children besides its own
young for the first thvee months. AT er
this period it is capable of nourishing
one child until the ninth month.
The superior soothing and nourish-
ing qualities of asses milk over that of
he cow . orgoats' milk, has long been
known, and many pc sons whn have
suffered with dyspepsia, and after try
ing numberless remedies and been
abroad for treatment, have returned
with heath restored. the result atirib-
stable to the use of asses milk taken
warm from the udder.
The writer has in mind a lady who
had suff .red an ag sravating form of
dyspepsia unSl her digestive organs
had become so impaired that .he
simplest dict could not be taken with
ont producing great distress. Size hal
been under the care of physicians of
nearly every school of practice In this
city. aud finally she was taken to
neighboring city and placed under the
care of a doctor distinguished for his
Successful treatment of dyspepsia His
system consisted principally in seclud-
ing his patients from their families and
friends and requiring them to remain
in bed for several weeks. After some
three months perfect rest (for even the
reading of books or newspapers was
s--'' 4 l,erl. and the daily application of
electricity by an assistant of the dis
tirguished practitioner, and i'nesaually
frequent application of OIL and rubbing
in process by faithful female attend
ant. the lady had become so weak il
was with difficulty she could get out of
her bed. Her food was specially pre-
pared at the chemists, under the
direction of the doctor. but every
variety she tried distressed her. and
finally. as soon as little strength had
been restored, she returned to her
lome and resumed the milk diet, which.
from long experience, she had found to
roluce less distress than any other.
The rest cure as it is called. was in
his lady's case. failure. and what
should be tbs next experiment
to try was a question of serious discus
lion for some time. and. with many
misgivings as to the result, ii was de
cided to try season abroad. and it was
in France the diet of asses milk was
recommended and tried with the most
/ beneficial results.
From the observation of the writer.
we believe that suffering dyspepties
and delicate children may be relieved
of great deal of misery and precious
lives saved by the more universal use
Of asses milk. the virtues of which
seem to be better understood on the
Continent than by physicians in this
country. Scientific Americah